Greece
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Thousands at rallies for N17 uprising
Thousands marked the anniversary of a bloodily-suppressed student uprising against Greece’s military dictatorship in 1973.
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Protesters clash with police at Golden Dawn launch
Golden Dawn party in Agrinio, Western Greece, on Sunday evening ended with riot squads being dispatched.
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Lack of unity at home among lenders dogs Greek government
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras attempted to lift the mood this week by insisting that economic recovery would be visible next year.
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Athens ahead of its creditors
Unlike in the past, the government has done what the EU and IMF required and now waits for them to act.
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One in four unemployed
Just over one in four people aged between 15 and 74 are now unemployed, according to jobless data released on Thursday.
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Bouncing cheques exceed 1.1 bln
The suffocating conditions of the market in Greece are illustrated by the huge sum of bouncing cheques and unpaid bills of exchange.
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Number of Greeks moving to Germany up 80 per cent
The number of Greeks relocating to Germany has increased by almost 80 per cent during the first half of the year.
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Economy contraction soars to 7.2 percent in Q3
Attainment of the government’s 6.5 pct recession target is looking increasingly difficult.
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Hewlett-Packard picks Piraeus as transit center
The Development Ministry confirmed on Wednesday the provisional agreement recently signed between Cosco and Hewlett-Packard (HP) for the use of Dock II in Piraeus
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Only ‘real fix’ for Greek debt will do, insists IMF’s Lagarde
Eurozone must agree on a comprehensive strategy to reduce Greek debt.